Baseball Preview: Tiverton Tigers vs. Middletown Islanders
The Tiverton Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Middletown Islanders at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tiverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Tiverton was ranked 22nd). Tiverton had just enough and edged East Greenwich out 4-2.
Payton Travis was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Kyle Rogers was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Middletown beat Rogers 5-2 on Saturday.
Jacob Mello was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Tiverton back to even at 7-7. As for Middletown, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tiverton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Middletown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tiverton couldn't quite finish off Middletown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Tiverton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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